Packing collar



Feb' 16, 1932- J. w. MCILWRAITH ET AL 1,845,169

PACKING COLLAR Filed April 18. 1931 L' .m5, 5. mi wm Tmmn N N R EWKM OVa?? my# N A wwf C M wf@ Patented Feb.V 16, 1932 UNrrgEo PATENT JOHN w.McILWRArrH, nnNNis'rfMxnNzrnAND, CLARENCE ramena, orL Enwoop,

INDIANaAssieNons VTo INDIANA. Box `coiurANY,4 on ELWoop, `irNnrArrA iPACKING con-LAR Application filed April 18,

This invention relates to a packing collar, particularly adapted for usein connection with the packing or crating of phonograph l. cabinets andother articles of furniture.

i Theobject of the invention is to provide a collar for surrounding thecabinet or article of furniture to be packed which will secure.

ly embrace the same and maintain it in spaced relation with respect tothe walls of thecrate or packing box to protect it therefrom, permit itto be nailed or otherwise secured thereto so as to hold th-e cabinetfirmlyin place, and permit of ready assembling andmounti ing forconvenient and rapid operation.

The particular feature of the invention resides in providing rigidcorner pieces for engagement with the corners of the cabinet and forreceivingV nails through the packing box or crate, said rigid cornerinembersjbeing re- 'U siliently connected by a flexible strip so thatthe entire collar may be fiex'edfor insertion about the cabinet, and thefree ends of the resilient strips forming the collar convenient- .,.l lysecured together for holding the collar in j lace. v i

p The full nature of the invention Vwill be understood from theaccompanying drawings and the following description and claims.

Fig. 1 is a perspective view illustrating one position of the collarsurrounding a cabinet mounted in a crate. Fig. 2 is a plan view of thecabinet showing the collar sprung in position to be mounted thereabout.Fig. 3

.':3V is the same as Fig. 2 showing the collar mounted about the cabinetand secured in place. Fig. 4 is an enlarged front elevation of theconnected free ends of the collar. Fig.

A 5 is a central vertical section through the conii" nested endsillustrated in Fig. 4.'

In the drawings, there is shown a packing box 10 in which there ismounted a cabinet 11, similar article or piece of furniture to be packedfor shipment therein. For convenience of description, the article tobe'packed tively thick and rigidendpieces V12 made of ible4 strips bythenailsV 19, said blocksjthus 1931. serial No.'5a1,1s2. v

is termed a cabinet' and ythe packing case therefor is-termed a crate. j.p

For supporting the cabinet within the crate and holding itin y"spacedrelation thereto for :ff preventing scratching or damagingof the l usualhighly finished exterior, thereisf providedione or morexpacking collarssurroundinglthe cabinet in one or, more planes of its length.v Thesepacking collarsare preferai bly made of Vvwood sothat the crate can benailed thereto and thereby anchor the cabinet in position; 4 f

AS Shown herein, ni euar'mprises rela.-

woodfto which the crate :can be nailed-by the 0 nails-13.., The ends oftherigid end lpieces'12 are connected together through the medium ofthenailslet by the'exible strips Y15 at the backfthereof andthe shortflexible strips 16 and 17 having overlapping free ends,at the frontthereof. Adjacent the end pieces 12 and secured in position by theiexible strips, Y there are corner blocks 18 secured to theexformingwith the endV pieces 12, substantially rigid cabinet supportingcorners. If desired, felt cushions` 20 or other material may `be secured-in said cornersv for direct .engagement with the vcorners of thecabinet Afor further protecting'the same. j Y

y The overlapping free ends of the strips ,16 and`17 may be securedtogetherin any suitable mannerafter the collar has been mount-v edAabout the cabinet. through the medium of` H.

the staples 21, or any similar securing medium such as tiecords,adhesive wrapping, glue orthelike. v ,f o f `By "means of the abovearrangement, the collarmay be built `up completepriorito its applicationto the cabinet an'dlin applying the same, it may be sprungto ,theVposition shown 'in Fig. 2 by reason ofthe flexible' strips whereby itmaybe readily .mounted over the top of the cabinet orV about the sidesthereof. The free ends of the strips 16 and Y 17 normally lie inadjacent overlapping position after the collar has been mounted in placeand has resumed its normal shape, whereupon the overlapping free endsmay be readily secured together by one or more staples as illustratedherein or any other suitable securing means as above suggested. Theflexible strips may be of thin ply wood or any other flexible materialsuch as metal, fabric or the like. I

The invention claimed is 1. Thecombination Withan article of merchandiseand a packing case therefor, of a packing collar adapted to'be secured'-about saidarticle for maintaining itin fixed spaced relation with.respect to saidv packing case.,

said collar being formed of rigid'and rela-M tively thick end membersadapted tofbear j against said article and anchor it in spaced pieces towhich said packing case is adapted to be secured, relatively thick rigidcorner blocks mounted adjacent the ends thereof, a flexible striprigidly secured to the corresponding ends of said end pieces and the adjacent corner blocks, a pair of flexible strips secured to the othercorresponding ends of said end pieces and the adjacent corner blocks,said last mentioned strips having free adjacent ends, and means forsecuring said ends in position for holding said collar about theartic-le after having been sprung into embracing position.

Inwitness whereof, We have hereunto afxed'our signatures.

' JOHN W. MoILWRAITl-l.

DENNIS I. MGKENZIE. CLARENCE PALMER.

relation to the packingcase,faflexible VstripV i permanently connectingsaid end members none side zthereof while'permitting them to flex awayfrom each other for mounting the same about Vsaid article, Aand meansfor Vconneeting the said end members on therother side thereof aftersaidcollar is mountedl in position.4 l

' 2.. The combination with an article 'ofcmen chandise and a packing'case therefor, of a packing collar'adapted to. 4be secured about saidvarticle for maintaining it in fixed Vspaced relation' with respect tosaid packing case, said collar being formed of rigid and relatively"thick end membersV adapted. to bear against Vsaid article and anchor itin spaced relation to the packing` case, a flexible strip permanentlyconnecting said end members on one side thereof while permitting them toflex away from each other forr'nounting -the same about said article,and afiexible strip for connecting the otherside of the end, mem-v bersafter the Vcollar is mounted in position.

3. The combination vwithan article of mer, chandise and a packing casetherefor, of a packingy collar adapted to be secured about said`articlefor maintainingl it in fixed spaced relation to said ackingcase, said collar be ing for-med ofrrlgid and relatively thick endmembers adapted to bear against said article, a flexible .st-rippermanently connecting said end members on one side thereof whilevpermitting them'to flex away from each other for mounting the sameabout. said article, a pair of flexible strips rigidly secured to saidend members and'having adjacent free ends, and meansA for securing vtheadjacent free ends together for holding the collar. in positionk aftermounting the same about said article.` n j 4. The combinationwith anarticle of mer-V chandise Vand a packing case there-for, of a packingcollar adapted to he secured about said article for maintaining it infixed spaced relation to said packing case, said collar ycoml prising apair of relatively thickrigid end'

